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Damascus High
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Damascus High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

25921 Ridge Rd, Damascus, MD 20872 · (240) 207-2400 · Part of Montgomery County Public Schools

Damascus’ School Grade B+ better than 72% of Maryland school districts

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Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,390
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Damascus High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 38 pts above the state

On the path

Where Damascus kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8John T. Baker Middle School841 students
9–12Damascus HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency49%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts73%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

25921 Ridge Rd, Damascus

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9399
Grade 10349
Grade 11344
Grade 12298
Enrollment over time
1,404’20
1,381’21
1,414’22
1,398’23
1,390’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 38%Hispanic 31%Black 13%Asian 11%Two or more races 7%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Damascus High from Damascus families.

Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools

The district →
Bayard Rustin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rockville
A−
757 students14:1
JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Spring
C−
756 students11:1
Arcola Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Spring
C
747 students13:1
Burnt Mills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Spring
B
747 students13:1
South Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaithersburg
C−
746 students12:1
Watkins Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery Village
C
734 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; Damascus’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.